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under obama care, that number goes up to 30 million americans. and there's another article in the "washington post," june 7, 2013, it says analysis by the journal health affairs. and one of the coauthors, stephy woolhandler said even if the law were fully implemented there woulhave been 26 million uninsured people under obama care. so i find some of the statements that our colleague from the state of washington is making pretty remarkable in terms of saying how many people are going to be covered, how many people e going to be not covered. i also wonder, mr. mcdermott, if you just consider the whole congress irrelevant. because that's what you're saying. yo know, the president can't pick and choose which laws he wants to implement and which ones he doesn't. he has been doing that. and we've been dealing with that on a case--case basis. but for you to say that 2667 is irrelevant tells me you think you're irrelevant and that the congress is irrelevant. i'm not sure why you're still here if you think the congress is irrelevant. i don't think the con
under obama care, that number goes up to 30 million americans. and there's another article in the "washington post," june 7, 2013, it says analysis by the journal health affairs. and one of the coauthors, stephy woolhandler said even if the law were fully implemented there woulhave been 26 million uninsured people under obama care. so i find some of the statements that our colleague from the state of washington is making pretty remarkable in terms of saying how many people are going...
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last year under president obama, it was $150 per year. people want to know why this economy is suffering and struggling. because this administration is street is crippling them with regulation. why? because they know better than you. they do not trust you to make those decisions. they're going to prescribe how to do it. we are going to repeal all those regulations. we will have an energy policy that gets rid of subsidies. all of them for every type of energy source. [applause] we will open up areas for drilling and build pipelines. we will have the super energy we need. it's okay. yes, ma'am, in the back. >> i was wondering how you integrate your financial policies with climate change science? >> the question is on how do i get my policies with climate change science. i get asked this question a lot. if you look at the data, you can see some change in the climate. but then again, pick a point in history when you have not seen a change in the climate. climate does change. the question is, what is causing the climate to change? i think most
last year under president obama, it was $150 per year. people want to know why this economy is suffering and struggling. because this administration is street is crippling them with regulation. why? because they know better than you. they do not trust you to make those decisions. they're going to prescribe how to do it. we are going to repeal all those regulations. we will have an energy policy that gets rid of subsidies. all of them for every type of energy source. [applause] we will open up...
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>> under barack obama, both pioneers, he mentioned, would have faced a very difficult time trying to innovate and invent and invest and create and build jobs. under dodd-frank, they would have found it impossible to get a loan from community banks. the regulators would have shut down the right brothers -- wright brother for dust pollution. [laughter] the government would have banned a light bulb. they just did, did they not? [laughter] [applause] now, you know that the real costs of these misguided policies, these attacks on economic freedom, this intrusion of the government into our freedom -- the costs of that are the it is that are not pursued and the dreams that are not realize is. therefore, all of the little businesses who do not get started -- do not get started. workers do not get hired. for centuries, the american dream has been the opportunity to build something new. some of america's greatest success stories are people who started out with nothing but a good idea. a corner in their garage. too often today, americans want to start a business and they do not see promise and
>> under barack obama, both pioneers, he mentioned, would have faced a very difficult time trying to innovate and invent and invest and create and build jobs. under dodd-frank, they would have found it impossible to get a loan from community banks. the regulators would have shut down the right brothers -- wright brother for dust pollution. [laughter] the government would have banned a light bulb. they just did, did they not? [laughter] [applause] now, you know that the real costs of these...
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under president obama, we have made critical progress on the road to economic recovery. with increased job growth for the second straight year, the most since 1997. prior to the obama administration, the last time was in 1997. the president has been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it to the middle-class since day one of his presidency. 95% of americans have received a tax break under president obama, and he has cut taxes to small businesses 17 different times. last month, as other republicans in congress threatened to let the payroll tax cut for the middle class expire and let taxes go up for 160 million hard-working americans, the president said enough with the partisan games and was trying to score a political point at the expense of working in middle-class families across the country. president obama stared down congressional republicans and the won. as a result, millions of folks struggling to make ends meet did not see their taxes go up this month. it's clear that with 22 straight months of private sector job growth we are beginning to tur
under president obama, we have made critical progress on the road to economic recovery. with increased job growth for the second straight year, the most since 1997. prior to the obama administration, the last time was in 1997. the president has been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it to the middle-class since day one of his presidency. 95% of americans have received a tax break under president obama, and he has cut taxes to small businesses 17 different times. last...
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under his own definition, president obama has failed. we will succeed [applause] in that same speech, he went on defining progress. he said progress would be determined by whether the average american family saw his income go up instead of down. during the last four years, the median income in this country has fallen by about 10%. by his own definition, president obama has failed and we will succeed. [applause] candidate and obama went on to say that we could measure progress by determining whether someone with a good idea can take a rest and started business. have you seen what has happened to small business in this country? there is almost 100,000 fewer new business start-ups this last year than there were during the years before president obama came to office. by his own definition, president obama has failed and we will succeed [applause] one more promise -- candidate obama said we could see progress in an economy that honors the dignity of work. under president obama, the average duration of unemployment has more than. there i doubl
under his own definition, president obama has failed. we will succeed [applause] in that same speech, he went on defining progress. he said progress would be determined by whether the average american family saw his income go up instead of down. during the last four years, the median income in this country has fallen by about 10%. by his own definition, president obama has failed and we will succeed. [applause] candidate and obama went on to say that we could measure progress by determining...
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georgia insurance rates spike under obama care. chattanooga business owner says obama care costing workers pay raises and benefits. consumers could see 25% premium increases under obama care. half of affordable care act call center jobs will be part time. obama care to impact franklin workers. white castle on obama care, we may only hire part-time workers. well point sees small employers dropping health coverage. growing worries forces out of state markets. full-time versus part-time workers obama. obama forces work hour limits for students. obama care delays relief for family business. texas business owner facing a million dollars in obama care costs. and i have pages and pages and pages and i'll be reading these on the floor of the house tonight. but the point is these aren't manufactured concerns, these aren't opinions. these are real news articles. so in a serious way, i'm trying to convey that a lot of our objections and concern reflect the concerns of our constituents. i hear it every day. i got a text on the way -- i was ove
georgia insurance rates spike under obama care. chattanooga business owner says obama care costing workers pay raises and benefits. consumers could see 25% premium increases under obama care. half of affordable care act call center jobs will be part time. obama care to impact franklin workers. white castle on obama care, we may only hire part-time workers. well point sees small employers dropping health coverage. growing worries forces out of state markets. full-time versus part-time workers...
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under president obama's leadership our alliances have never been stronger. he returned to europe to its natural place as a partner of first resort in dealing with global threats while reclining america's place in asia as an asian pacific power. a region where exports are producing new jobs and driving our economic recovery. we forge a new relationship based on emerging interests with china, russia, brazil, turkey, south africa, all of which are helping advance american security. we reduced our reliance on nuclear weapons, achieved agreements with russia and brought the world together to secure nuclear materials from getting in the hands of terrorists. we have isolated countries like iran and north korea. we have taken far more terrorists of the battlefield and the last three years than the previous eight, putting al qaeda on a path to defeat. at the same time the president has said shut down secret prisons overseas, and torture, and in doing so demonstrated that we do not have to choose between protecting our country and living our values. as a consequence o
under president obama's leadership our alliances have never been stronger. he returned to europe to its natural place as a partner of first resort in dealing with global threats while reclining america's place in asia as an asian pacific power. a region where exports are producing new jobs and driving our economic recovery. we forge a new relationship based on emerging interests with china, russia, brazil, turkey, south africa, all of which are helping advance american security. we reduced our...
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it is what we have been implementing and will continue under president obama. if there is a choice to be made, it is whether you are going to be a part of the bright and promising future or whether the politics of the moment are going to see us have a repetition of what we have seen the failed energy policies of past decades. many will remember the formation of opec and richard nixon calling upon the nation to move toward energy independence. you will remember jimmy carter talking about moving forward with a the moral imperative war as we look for energy independence. you'll remember the national energy lab in golden, colorado. and everyone should remember though oil and gas price shocks we have seen since the 1970's. every time they come around, it is the same bond per sticker on solutions. we are not into that business of a bumper sticker solutions. we are in the business of real solutions. with the work we have done of the last three years and three months, we have laid a solid foundation for america to get to an energy security that is worthy of the people
it is what we have been implementing and will continue under president obama. if there is a choice to be made, it is whether you are going to be a part of the bright and promising future or whether the politics of the moment are going to see us have a repetition of what we have seen the failed energy policies of past decades. many will remember the formation of opec and richard nixon calling upon the nation to move toward energy independence. you will remember jimmy carter talking about moving...
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fewer jobs under president obama. then there is unemployment -- that has gone up. that is a bad direction. then we have the unemployment rate -- that is in red. home prices have gone down. that is also in red. the budget deficit has gone up. that is in red. family income has gone down. all the measures he laid out have gone in the wrong direction. when i was elected governor to my state, i had the people i was traveling with i said, i want you to write down all the things i promised in my campaign. all the things i would like to try and do. i had a legislature that was 87% democrat. i knew that not all the things i wanted to do would get past, but i got as many as i could past. i said to the people traveling with me, could you please write down all the promises i made on the campaign. i added a few more in my inaugural speech. we ended up with 100 promises. halfway to my term as governor, i published all the promises and checked for the work -- which ones i had succeeded on, which once i had tried and could not get done, which ones i was working on. only two were o
fewer jobs under president obama. then there is unemployment -- that has gone up. that is a bad direction. then we have the unemployment rate -- that is in red. home prices have gone down. that is also in red. the budget deficit has gone up. that is in red. family income has gone down. all the measures he laid out have gone in the wrong direction. when i was elected governor to my state, i had the people i was traveling with i said, i want you to write down all the things i promised in my...
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we want to see more job creation under barack obama. with mitt romney, it will go right back to where we were geared more tax breaks for the rich. letting in trickle-down. it does not trickle-down. it got us into the mess we currently find ourselves in. >> all right. thank you so much. see you in the year. >> we will be back. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> on c-span, beginning at 10:00 a.m., we will talk about the war in iraq and the future of afghanistan and pakistan. on c-span2, the atlantic council hosts a session about economic growth in india. our live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> on "washington journal," >> on "washington journal," peter edelman, judd gregg,
we want to see more job creation under barack obama. with mitt romney, it will go right back to where we were geared more tax breaks for the rich. letting in trickle-down. it does not trickle-down. it got us into the mess we currently find ourselves in. >> all right. thank you so much. see you in the year. >> we will be back. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> on c-span,...
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then it has been under mr. obama to date. in fact, under mr. reagan, the national debt increased by 189%, the highest of any president as a percentage of gdp. why? we did not pay for what we bought. that is our problem. that is the price of democracy, as some have said. here, we have agreement. i'm glad you make the amendment. is glad to give the waiver necessary. at least we ought to support that. we're offering a senate bill that will be signed by the president. we know it has to be an hr number. but it is at least that -- for 98% of americans, we can give them a sense of confidence that they will have the same revenues in the next year. in addition, we will not do what the republican bill does -- put less money in the pockets of 25 million americans. less money in the pockets of 25 million americans a pass the republican bill. that is not good for the economy. that is not good for confidence. that is not good for the image of congress in the united states that has an agreement on a central principle -- let us debate that which we do not agre
then it has been under mr. obama to date. in fact, under mr. reagan, the national debt increased by 189%, the highest of any president as a percentage of gdp. why? we did not pay for what we bought. that is our problem. that is the price of democracy, as some have said. here, we have agreement. i'm glad you make the amendment. is glad to give the waiver necessary. at least we ought to support that. we're offering a senate bill that will be signed by the president. we know it has to be an hr...
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obama. [applause] after the financial crisis, president obama knew that we have to clean of wall street. for years families have been tricked by credit cards, fooled by student loans, and she did buy mortgages. -- and cheated on mortgages. i have an idea for the consumer protection agency to stop this. [applause] the big banks did not like this, and they marshall one of the biggest lobbying forces on earth to destroy the agency before it ever saw the light of day. american families did not have an army of lobbyists on our side. what we had was a president, president obama leading the way. [applause] when the lobbyists were closing in for the kill, where rock obama -- barack obama planted his feet and stood firm, and that is how we won the right road -- how we won. [applause] just a few weeks ago that agency, one of the biggest credit card companies cheating its customers and made it give people back every penny it took plus millions of dollars in fines. [applause] that's what happens when yo
obama. [applause] after the financial crisis, president obama knew that we have to clean of wall street. for years families have been tricked by credit cards, fooled by student loans, and she did buy mortgages. -- and cheated on mortgages. i have an idea for the consumer protection agency to stop this. [applause] the big banks did not like this, and they marshall one of the biggest lobbying forces on earth to destroy the agency before it ever saw the light of day. american families did not have...
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it is his job to get under romney's scan the way they expect obama to get under romney's skin. on the obama side, you have two white house veterans who are running the debate prep for president obama. you have senator john kerry, who has been there himself. >> what happens during these mock debates? >> they do not talk a lot about what happens during these. what they try to do is try to set a situation that is as realistic as possible for the actual debate. they do it at the same time and night the debate will take place. they set up a set just like it will look like in denver. they are used the environment. they have somebody to play the moderator and ask questions. obama does not like sound bites. as his campaign will tell you. they force him to give answers. they do whatever they can to simulate the debate situation. >> you quote a former chief of staff to vice-presidents al gore and joe biden. let me read some of his points -- can you elaborate? >> sure. he is not really specifically using this advice for romney or obama, although i have no doubt many of these tips are bein
it is his job to get under romney's scan the way they expect obama to get under romney's skin. on the obama side, you have two white house veterans who are running the debate prep for president obama. you have senator john kerry, who has been there himself. >> what happens during these mock debates? >> they do not talk a lot about what happens during these. what they try to do is try to set a situation that is as realistic as possible for the actual debate. they do it at the same...
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with the record shattering budget deficits racked up under the obama administration, immediate action is needed to restrain runaway government increases and do no more harm to hardworking american taxpayers. president obama's liberal democrat enablers in congress attempt to ignore the true solution by suggesting endless tax increases which never have and never will represent the long-term solution to our budget problem. excessive pay is part and par sofle a federal government that's too large and over budget. while the federal government will never be subject to market forces the way the private sector is, fundamental reform of the federal compensation system is needed. the simple truth also is that federal employees are more able to unionize than those in the private sector. according to a report last month, the federal government and the private sector differ in the extent to which their workers are influenced by unions which influence employee compensation. about 21% of federal workers are members of unions, compared to only 8% of private workers. as a result, the federal governmen
with the record shattering budget deficits racked up under the obama administration, immediate action is needed to restrain runaway government increases and do no more harm to hardworking american taxpayers. president obama's liberal democrat enablers in congress attempt to ignore the true solution by suggesting endless tax increases which never have and never will represent the long-term solution to our budget problem. excessive pay is part and par sofle a federal government that's too large...
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the median income under president obama, down 10% in america. the cost of gasoline and food goes up. 25 million people out of work or stop looking for work. housing values them. -- down. the president's policies, they are not working. i spent my life in business. i have only spent four years in government. [applause] i am still a business that. i am a father and a husband and a grandfather first. i love america. i know what it takes to get us wrong again. i know what it takes to make our economy so powerful that we can have confidence that our kids future will be better than our past. i will make america strong again by making america the best place to be middle class, the best place for job creation, the best place for people to build businesses and grow businesses. [applause] i have confidence all that is going to happen. i watched the president, he says, it could have been worse. that goes down with, let them eat cake. americans believe it can be better. i have confidence in the future. i am not a pessimist. i have confidence in the future of
the median income under president obama, down 10% in america. the cost of gasoline and food goes up. 25 million people out of work or stop looking for work. housing values them. -- down. the president's policies, they are not working. i spent my life in business. i have only spent four years in government. [applause] i am still a business that. i am a father and a husband and a grandfather first. i love america. i know what it takes to get us wrong again. i know what it takes to make our...
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the middle class under president obama has been crushed. more americans are living in poverty today than at any point in american history. over two million more hispanics are living in poverty today than the day when president obama took office. home values have plunged. our national debt is at record levels and families are buried under higher prices for things like food and gasoline. and yet the president has said the private sector is doing fine. this is more than a policy failure. it is a moral failure. i know the president will say that he inherited the economic crisis, and that is true. but we should not allow the challenges he faced four years ago to divert our attention from another important fact. the president pursued policies that have made this the slowest recovery since the great depression. and he broke promises many people were counting on to build a brighter future. it did not have to be this way. just compare this president's record with the first term of ronald reagan. president reagan also faced an economic crisis. in fac
the middle class under president obama has been crushed. more americans are living in poverty today than at any point in american history. over two million more hispanics are living in poverty today than the day when president obama took office. home values have plunged. our national debt is at record levels and families are buried under higher prices for things like food and gasoline. and yet the president has said the private sector is doing fine. this is more than a policy failure. it is a...
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under president obama we of seen the price of students -- food substantially rise. cereal, milk, commodities rise as a result of the excessive price of gasoline, and further, that we just had a big tax increase under president obama, and i would note there are calls for increasing taxes for their. brand new revenue estimated to be 600 billion that would come in this year. i have seen where the american public are now asking we do our part to reduce the cost of government. i will vote no on this amendment. those in favor of the amendment signify by saying aye. those opposed no. the no's have it. is there further amendment? the gentleman is recognized. to go a move the committee granted hr933 so all members have the opportunity to offer bills on the floor. this bill entirely skip the regular process. members are supposed to have an opportunity to propose changes. this was written by house republicans in the back room somewhere. now we're sending it directly to the floor. in order to give members of the house a chance to improve -- to approve the bill on the floor, i a
under president obama we of seen the price of students -- food substantially rise. cereal, milk, commodities rise as a result of the excessive price of gasoline, and further, that we just had a big tax increase under president obama, and i would note there are calls for increasing taxes for their. brand new revenue estimated to be 600 billion that would come in this year. i have seen where the american public are now asking we do our part to reduce the cost of government. i will vote no on this...
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under the obama administration. they seem to be the main weapon of the united states against al qaeda and its affiliates in pakistan. we argue that drones have been effective, according to data. somewhere between 1597 have been killed by drones since 2004. this includes some of al qaeda's top leaders and foot soldiers. on the other hand, there has been what has been euphemistically called collateral damage. in 2004, the non militant casualty rate has been 16%. the non militant death rate has fallen dramatically since 2004. it remains a highly sensitive issue. there are many controversies surrounding the drone campaign. the first is the morality of the strikes, especially concerning non-militant deaths. second, the question is raised, is the united states making more enemies out of the civilian population than would otherwise be the case? third, the legality of the drug operations themselves. fourth, what about the sovereignty issue? they presumably have the acquiescence of the governments of the countries where the
under the obama administration. they seem to be the main weapon of the united states against al qaeda and its affiliates in pakistan. we argue that drones have been effective, according to data. somewhere between 1597 have been killed by drones since 2004. this includes some of al qaeda's top leaders and foot soldiers. on the other hand, there has been what has been euphemistically called collateral damage. in 2004, the non militant casualty rate has been 16%. the non militant death rate has...
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the under an american is the more likely they were in 2008 to vote for president obama. it is going to be a big challenge for republicans to find a way to communicate with this new, younger generation. there will be no shortage of outrage -- of our reach. republicans realize they have this opportunity to reach out to a new generation. they just haven't figured out a way to do it it. with president obama on the ballot, i think democrats are likely to keep their advantage among the younger voters. and the long run republicans need to find a way to communicate with those voters. host: about five or 10 minutes left with reid wilson, "hotline" editor in chief. let's go to pleasant grove utah. peter on the line for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning. i am a senior citizen and i'm concerned with the payroll tax cut last year. 2% was diverted from the social security funds. 2% on the employee side and 2% on the employer side. they diverted $166 billion from social security and ran at $65 million in the red. host: that will be a major issue in 2012? caller: yeah, i t
the under an american is the more likely they were in 2008 to vote for president obama. it is going to be a big challenge for republicans to find a way to communicate with this new, younger generation. there will be no shortage of outrage -- of our reach. republicans realize they have this opportunity to reach out to a new generation. they just haven't figured out a way to do it it. with president obama on the ballot, i think democrats are likely to keep their advantage among the younger...
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obama as they work for several weeks in the summer of 2008 under bush. i think we will also hear president obama say that we have created half a million manufacturing jobs. he will drop his voice and say, in the last 29 months, which is of course not his entire administration. he measures of the point where things have bottomed. we have regained fewer than half of the more than 1 million manufacturing jobs that have been lost on his watch. that is a better way of putting it. not false claims, but claims that leave a false impression if you do not look at them. i think we hear a lot of that. i will ask if you hopefully provocative questions of our panelists to get the discussion going before we throw it open to questions from the audience. are their claims for any of you, that they have made in the past that we have found to be false or badly misleading the they are not going to repeat for some reason? >> i feel fairly certain that we will not hear romney conflate the number of people who are bound to vote for obama, the number of people who do not pay fe
obama as they work for several weeks in the summer of 2008 under bush. i think we will also hear president obama say that we have created half a million manufacturing jobs. he will drop his voice and say, in the last 29 months, which is of course not his entire administration. he measures of the point where things have bottomed. we have regained fewer than half of the more than 1 million manufacturing jobs that have been lost on his watch. that is a better way of putting it. not false claims,...
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and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending cuts in order to get our fiscal house in order. that's what america wants. the big things. this is our moment to provide that leadership that america desperately wants and we stand here ready to take the action necessary. >> the american people are hurting right now and now is the moment where we need to step up to the plate and solve the problem. i don't know how any of us can look our kids and grandkids in the eye and explain to them that we aren't willing to pay for the things we are enjoying today but just going to send them the bill. that's why republicans have the proposal on the table t
and under this administration, under president obama, we have seen record deficits and a record debt accumulate, and yet he keeps demanding that we raise taxes to pay for more spending. this will only hurt our economy. ernst and young has done an analysis of the president's proposal and said it will cost several hundreds thousands of jobs. there is a better way and the speaker has laid it out. it is an approach that calls for tax reform by reforming the tax code and passing responsible spending...
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under obama's energy plan, a majority of americans will suffer from a reduced standard of living and then there is our country's job crisis. higher energy cost will drive manufacturing jobs overseas. with our country's unacceptly high unemployment, the e.p.a.'s harsh regulation on the fossil fuel energy, that's coal, oil, natural gas is a job-killer. sadly, obama is not acting alone. our country's natural resources are under assault by progressive allies. environmental special interest, big business interest and progressive politicians, their plan is to raise the price of fossil fuels to make renewable sources of energy more cost-competitive. this energy plan is bad for our economy, bad for jobs, bad for hard-working americans. this energy plan also picks winners and losers. proximately, $90 billion of the $800 billion stimulus was supposed to keep unemployment at our below 9% went to the clean energy industry. don't know if you knew that. and unemployment is still high which we all know. obama's war on fossil fuels is blocking development of our own natural resources. according to t
under obama's energy plan, a majority of americans will suffer from a reduced standard of living and then there is our country's job crisis. higher energy cost will drive manufacturing jobs overseas. with our country's unacceptly high unemployment, the e.p.a.'s harsh regulation on the fossil fuel energy, that's coal, oil, natural gas is a job-killer. sadly, obama is not acting alone. our country's natural resources are under assault by progressive allies. environmental special interest, big...
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the blue lines reflect employment under president obama. this was the month that president obama was sworn into office. almost 800 million jobs were lost in america. that's what he saw as he came to the presidency. and then look what happened. the job losses started reducing, and finally turned the corner on the positive side. there you have a graphic presentation of two views of the economy. the views of the republicans and george w. bush with all of this job loss, and the views of president obama. and that, mr. president, is the debate we're currently engaged in. the republicans want to us return to these policies. policies which call for tax breaks and cuts for the wealthy in america -- wealthiest in america, and basically innor investments we need to p people back to work. i served on the bowles-simpson deficit commission. i understand this commission a little bit. maybe more than some. i don't profess to be an expert. the deficits have to be brought under control. you can't borrow 40 cents for every dollar you spend in washington and s
the blue lines reflect employment under president obama. this was the month that president obama was sworn into office. almost 800 million jobs were lost in america. that's what he saw as he came to the presidency. and then look what happened. the job losses started reducing, and finally turned the corner on the positive side. there you have a graphic presentation of two views of the economy. the views of the republicans and george w. bush with all of this job loss, and the views of president...
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obama's administration's sweeping it under the rug. it's that kind of administration from the word go. he prevented congress from being able to investigate a u.s. attorney and it just is continue to grip goodness and racist -- i raised my kids not to be racist but i have never seen a more racist person in my entire life. guest: i did not know the president had the power to tell congress they can't investigate something. but i think dave is emblematic of -- i shouldn't say emblematic, but here is a registered democrat to vote republican and we have all lot of that in north florida -- people who are registered democrats. we call them reagan democrat. they tend to vote republican at the top of the ticket but i would guess you voted democrat in your local elections and that's an important demographic. if the president does well, a lot of rural areas but who has directly vote top of the typical public -- top of the titbit -- top of the ticket republican. but if he can hold his own, he can hold the state. >> but me get your take on foreign-p
obama's administration's sweeping it under the rug. it's that kind of administration from the word go. he prevented congress from being able to investigate a u.s. attorney and it just is continue to grip goodness and racist -- i raised my kids not to be racist but i have never seen a more racist person in my entire life. guest: i did not know the president had the power to tell congress they can't investigate something. but i think dave is emblematic of -- i shouldn't say emblematic, but here...
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as for his old slogan, under barack obama the only change is that hope is hard to find. now, sadly, millions of americans are insecure about their future. but instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes a special, he divides us against each other. he tells americans that they are worse off because others are better off, that rich people got rich by making other people poor. open change has become divide and conquer. but in the end, this election, it does not matter how you feel about president obama, because this election is about your future. it is not about his. [applause] and this election is not simply a choice between a democrat and republican. it is a choice about what kind of country we want america to be. [applause] and as we prepared to make this choice, we should remember what made us special. for most of our human history, almost everybody was poor. power and wealth only belong to if you. your rights are whatever your rulers allowed you to have. your future was determined by your past. if your parents were poor, so would you be. if you were born with
as for his old slogan, under barack obama the only change is that hope is hard to find. now, sadly, millions of americans are insecure about their future. but instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes a special, he divides us against each other. he tells americans that they are worse off because others are better off, that rich people got rich by making other people poor. open change has become divide and conquer. but in the end, this election, it does not matter how you feel about...
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. >> ken salazar said that domestic oil and gas production increase under president obama. he spoke at an energy forum hosted by washington d.c. law firm and george washington university. he was introduced by former senator byron dorgan. >> let me say thank you to senator mikulski -- senator rakowski, a great credit to the united states senate. she was vice chairman of one of the committees in the senate for a while and i worked with her. i think her so much for coming. it is my honor to introduce the next presenter. in north dakota, we have something called nonpartisan league, which merged with the democratic party. [laughter] what is so funny about that? we thought it was a pretty good thing at the time. it became the democratic npl. it used to have a bomb plot -- a bumper sticker that said, "we will stick. we will win." also, "the office seeks the man." if so, the office of the interior secretary would have been seeking ken salazar. he has been an extraordinary interior secretary. i know his background. it is extraordinary. he comes from colorado, a family that farm and
. >> ken salazar said that domestic oil and gas production increase under president obama. he spoke at an energy forum hosted by washington d.c. law firm and george washington university. he was introduced by former senator byron dorgan. >> let me say thank you to senator mikulski -- senator rakowski, a great credit to the united states senate. she was vice chairman of one of the committees in the senate for a while and i worked with her. i think her so much for coming. it is my...
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that is not what is happening under president obama. he gives great teleprompter speeches but those words did not put gas in sarcastic. they do not pay the mortgage. his speeches do not pay college tuition bills. they do not pay the health insurance premium. americans who are hurting need more the speeches, they need results. that is what we are tying -- trying to articulate. governor romney has a better way. president obama has had his chance. it did not work. now we need somebody in there who is committed and knows how to get this country moving again. but and with that and go around the table and maybe he would be so bold as to start. i know it is a little intimidating with the cameras here. but if he could speak little loudly. maybe if somebody would turn the microphone your way. if you're not comfortable sharing, you can take a pass but if you are, go ahead. >> my name is michael and i am a native of north carolina." appeared theory went to unc chapel hill. -- grew up here. went to unc chapel hill. i have three children. one of my
that is not what is happening under president obama. he gives great teleprompter speeches but those words did not put gas in sarcastic. they do not pay the mortgage. his speeches do not pay college tuition bills. they do not pay the health insurance premium. americans who are hurting need more the speeches, they need results. that is what we are tying -- trying to articulate. governor romney has a better way. president obama has had his chance. it did not work. now we need somebody in there who...
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they have gotten more benefits under president obama. president obama has increased the solvency of the trust fund to be your 2024. in case you have not noticed, -- trust fund to be year 2024. our budget has been endorsed by the ama and the aarp, not known to be against medicare. as my brother jimmy would say, "go figure." who are you going to believe? it is not be misleading things they tell you about us and medicare that bothers me most. it is the things they do not tell you about the things that have been laid out in stark relief and have been voted on in the republican congress. what they don't tell you is that plan would immediately cut those benefits so that so he million people on medicare right now are eliminated. they pay $700 more in prescription drugs and the well less -- wellness exam would go away. what they do not tell you is that what they are proposing would not extend the life of medicare. it would put the trust fund in jeopardy and in the year 2016, we would be out of money. that is the fact. the most important thing th
they have gotten more benefits under president obama. president obama has increased the solvency of the trust fund to be your 2024. in case you have not noticed, -- trust fund to be year 2024. our budget has been endorsed by the ama and the aarp, not known to be against medicare. as my brother jimmy would say, "go figure." who are you going to believe? it is not be misleading things they tell you about us and medicare that bothers me most. it is the things they do not tell you about...
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fast and furious began under president obama and attorney general holder. i trust the gentleman would no longer make statements that are untrue. mr. cummings: i yield myself 15 seconds. again, the gentleman puts out statements in search of facts. i reserv the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. issa: i yield one minute to mr. burton of indiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burton: there's been a lot of hyperbole and a lot repetition but a lot of things that have been said haven't been factual. brian terry was murdered. hundreds of people have been murdered in mexico with guns that went across the border. the justice department said i februaryf 2011, they had no knowledge about this. 10 months later, they admitted they lied. now, they said they didn't know and then they said they said they did. i don't know what you call that but to me it's a lie. then chairman issa tried again and again to get information so we could get to the bottom of this like the 32 democrats wanted and they refused. he sent subpoenas. they refused. t
fast and furious began under president obama and attorney general holder. i trust the gentleman would no longer make statements that are untrue. mr. cummings: i yield myself 15 seconds. again, the gentleman puts out statements in search of facts. i reserv the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. issa: i yield one minute to mr. burton of indiana. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burton: there's been a lot of hyperbole and a lot repetition but a lot of things that...
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under president obama, in the last five years, there've been 16. it has become the norm. filibustering. as senator reed has said, the end of the day, they end up giving them overwhelming votes. delay it, wait, stop. the american people do not want to stall. he won us to act. one is to solve the problems of the country on a bipartisan basis. we have got to break this jam. >> i want to thank my colleagues. the majority leader has just announced he's moving forward with a group of nominees to give the president bikini deserves to five for the middle class. just about everyone in america believe that once you elect a president, he deserves his choices to run the executive branch. a new tactic has been introduced to try to paralyze the executive branch with a paralyzed the legislative branches is pretty denial of the government to function. they have chosen to agencies they particularly dislike. those are the the nub of the problem. the nominees are more than qualified. actually, there was bipartisan agreement on that point. you would have to be hard- pressed to find a republi
under president obama, in the last five years, there've been 16. it has become the norm. filibustering. as senator reed has said, the end of the day, they end up giving them overwhelming votes. delay it, wait, stop. the american people do not want to stall. he won us to act. one is to solve the problems of the country on a bipartisan basis. we have got to break this jam. >> i want to thank my colleagues. the majority leader has just announced he's moving forward with a group of nominees...
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obama care lend themselves to increasing premiums for the job creator on the street? >> i do not know. mr. rangel was good at pointing out all of these panel members were experts on health care. they have until july to get 12 businesses up and running and there is a website they can go to figure it out. i am sure they would be overwhelmed. this takes up all of my time right now. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> i want to commend you. this is a remarkably important topic as we move forward with the calamity confronting the country right now. republicans are for positive health reform, reform that recognizes patients and families and doctors ought to be making medical decisions and not washington, d.c. i would encourage my friend to take a peek at it and embrace positive solutions. this was talked about being all about politics. you talk about politics. here is an announcement from the administration coming out a blog post from the irs. we have governance by blog post, that delays the reporting requirements for employers for a year that happens to fall after the 2014 e
obama care lend themselves to increasing premiums for the job creator on the street? >> i do not know. mr. rangel was good at pointing out all of these panel members were experts on health care. they have until july to get 12 businesses up and running and there is a website they can go to figure it out. i am sure they would be overwhelmed. this takes up all of my time right now. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> i want to commend you. this is a remarkably important topic as we...
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under obama care there will be 30 million people without essential health care by the year 2022. and during the bush and the obama years our constitution has been shredded while the impeerl presidency -- the imperial presidency expanded. the presidents that think they can take us to war on a pack of lies. with presidents that think federal government should have the authority to round anyone up, including u.s. citizens, and imprison them without charges, without trial, without legal representation, and without the right of habeous corpus. and our elected officials are sound asleep when the pentagon is warning that climate change is a greater long-term security risk to the united states than terrorism. so if you like the way things are going, vote democratic or republican. if you want real change, vote your conscience, vote justice. economic justice, social justice, environmental justice. [cheers and applause] >> back to our opening statement from virgil goode. >> thank you, larry. i want to say thank you jill, gary, and rocky for being here. on the four issues i will address righ
under obama care there will be 30 million people without essential health care by the year 2022. and during the bush and the obama years our constitution has been shredded while the impeerl presidency -- the imperial presidency expanded. the presidents that think they can take us to war on a pack of lies. with presidents that think federal government should have the authority to round anyone up, including u.s. citizens, and imprison them without charges, without trial, without legal...
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under barack obama, america has not been working. the ironic tragedy is that the community organizer he wanted to of those hurt by a plant closing became the president on his watch more jobs has been lost since the great depression. in his government centered society, the government has to do more because the economy is said to do less. when you attack business of delphi success, you are going to have less this is an less success. the debate becomes about how much is to extend unemployment insurance. he guaranteed there will be millions more unemployed. and barack obama's government centered society, of tax increases that only become a necessity but also a desire tool for social justice. there is a finite amount of money. in barack obama's government center society, government spending always succeeds. there are other nations that have followed this path. it leads to chronic high unemployment, crushing debts, and stagnant wages. this is beginning to sound familiar. i do not want to transform america. i want to restore the economic va
under barack obama, america has not been working. the ironic tragedy is that the community organizer he wanted to of those hurt by a plant closing became the president on his watch more jobs has been lost since the great depression. in his government centered society, the government has to do more because the economy is said to do less. when you attack business of delphi success, you are going to have less this is an less success. the debate becomes about how much is to extend unemployment...
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we know that president obama -- under him, present -- unemployment has skyrocketed, we have a foreign-policy issue all over the place. he will not defend the defense of marriage act. i think there will be a referendum on president obama, a community organizer does not make a president. and david, in regard to christians, i would be the first christian to say we're not perfect. our faith is built on the understanding that we're not perfect. that is why we do need a savior. there is only one that was perfect and they nailed into a cross. believe me, if you're looking for a perfect candidate like newt gingrich or a perfect spokesperson for the christian faith, i would not be him. host: but tweet for you. guest: no doubt. we are free to implement our teachings regardless of who is elected. but our belief that -- i forget the person of the -- the name of the person who sent the text, is that god has three institutions. his first institution was the family. he also instituted the church, but he also instituted government. he has three institutions, they are all near and dear to his heart. therefor
we know that president obama -- under him, present -- unemployment has skyrocketed, we have a foreign-policy issue all over the place. he will not defend the defense of marriage act. i think there will be a referendum on president obama, a community organizer does not make a president. and david, in regard to christians, i would be the first christian to say we're not perfect. our faith is built on the understanding that we're not perfect. that is why we do need a savior. there is only one that...
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can you discuss some of the policies under president obama that have enacted -- impacted u.s. consumption? >> speaking of gas as in galine or naturagas? >> gasoline. >> o consumption of gasoline has decreased in part due to two reasons. first, there was a dramatic decrease through the very severe recession we are slowly coming out of. there is another very important part. if we want to climb out of this recession as quickly as we can, there is another important part. the efficiency. the use of gasoline is improving. this goes directly to help every american family in reducing the amount they spend on gasoline every week. again, the obama administration has been very supportive and helped in leading the way in improving the efficiency. >> part of your responsibility and part of your concern, i am sure, is the winning of the american consumer off of fossil -- weaning the american consumer of a -- off of fossil fuels. what policies do you have in place? >> the policy the president has taken in terms of increasing our production of o and natural gas includes making available for a
can you discuss some of the policies under president obama that have enacted -- impacted u.s. consumption? >> speaking of gas as in galine or naturagas? >> gasoline. >> o consumption of gasoline has decreased in part due to two reasons. first, there was a dramatic decrease through the very severe recession we are slowly coming out of. there is another very important part. if we want to climb out of this recession as quickly as we can, there is another important part. the...
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under president obama, we have gone to 99%. we are treating more than 5.1 million people, three times as many for less money. [applause] that is a stunning legacy so that more money is put into malaria and bed nets to so you save more money and save more lives while doing it. i want to thank you for that. it's important. [applause] maybe at the end of this conversation, we can get back to some of your current global health initiatives, but let's talk a little bit about the health care law. we are about to begin on october 1 open enrollment for six months and i'd like to give you a chance first of all to tell them why, when you took office and teetering on the brink of a depression, you had to start the recovery again, why in the midst of all this grief did you take on this complex issue? many people were saying why not just focus on the economy and leave us alone? so tell us why you did it. >> first of all, i think it is important to remember that health care is the economy. a massive part of our economy. so the idea that someh
under president obama, we have gone to 99%. we are treating more than 5.1 million people, three times as many for less money. [applause] that is a stunning legacy so that more money is put into malaria and bed nets to so you save more money and save more lives while doing it. i want to thank you for that. it's important. [applause] maybe at the end of this conversation, we can get back to some of your current global health initiatives, but let's talk a little bit about the health care law. we...
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last year, under president obama, approached 150. people want to know why this economy is struggling and suffering? this administration is crushing it with regulations. [applause] why are they doing it? because of vague no better than you. -- because they know better than you. they do not trust you. we are going to repeal every one of those regulations. our energy policy will get rid of subsidies, every one of them, for every type of energy source. we are going to open up areas for drilling and have the kind of cheaper energy we need. [applause] yes, in the back? >> i was wondering how you and degrading your energy policies with current climate change sciences? >> i get asked this question a lot. look at the data, and you can see some change in the climate, but, then again, the cake. in history where you'll have not seen a change in climate. the question is, what is causing the climate to change? but most scientists would agree there are a variety of factors that cause the environment to change. i think the vast majority of scientist
last year, under president obama, approached 150. people want to know why this economy is struggling and suffering? this administration is crushing it with regulations. [applause] why are they doing it? because of vague no better than you. -- because they know better than you. they do not trust you. we are going to repeal every one of those regulations. our energy policy will get rid of subsidies, every one of them, for every type of energy source. we are going to open up areas for drilling and...
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the defense department's nuclear posture review under president obama and secretary gates found the alert status should not be altered. they fundamentally found a need for nuclear-weapons. that's the point. your commission basically says it undermines their request for nuclear-weapons. i will give you a chance to respond. global zero foresaw this argument before your report was issued. they said "the conditions that might make possible the global elimination of nuclear weapons are not present today and their creation would require a fundamental transformation of the world political order. that's a very strong statement and i think it was aimed at this idea that it is practical and realistic for us to expect the world is going to move to zero nuclear weapons. so i want to ask you one question you told us in your meeting and i appreciate it. president obama stated when we did the new start treaty discussion -- "i intend to modernize or replace the triad of strategic nuclear systems, a heavy bomber and air launched cruise missiles and icbm is and nuclear-powered ballistic missiles -- ballist
the defense department's nuclear posture review under president obama and secretary gates found the alert status should not be altered. they fundamentally found a need for nuclear-weapons. that's the point. your commission basically says it undermines their request for nuclear-weapons. i will give you a chance to respond. global zero foresaw this argument before your report was issued. they said "the conditions that might make possible the global elimination of nuclear weapons are not...
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over the last several years, in particular under the leadership of president obama, government increasingly takes away our freedoms and the capacity of the beer can system and our enterprises to grow and thrive. this is a choice we are going to have to have. do we believe in a bigger government taking more from us and limiting what we achieved or do we believe in free enterprise and freedom and opportunity and a merit based society. do we vilify and demonize those who have been most successful or will we celebrate the success of all americans? these are the choices i think america will have to face. i spent my life in the private sector the first 25 years of my career. i know how the private sector works. i want to use those lessons to help washington and to make sure we once again restore the greatness that is i had the occasion to use those skills in state government. you remember i had the opportunity in four years. i found the same skills could be adjusted and applied in a way that allowed us to do a better job managing our state. we balance the budget every four years. states do that.
over the last several years, in particular under the leadership of president obama, government increasingly takes away our freedoms and the capacity of the beer can system and our enterprises to grow and thrive. this is a choice we are going to have to have. do we believe in a bigger government taking more from us and limiting what we achieved or do we believe in free enterprise and freedom and opportunity and a merit based society. do we vilify and demonize those who have been most successful...
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obama's debt down at $1 million per day. we are going deeper into debt at more than $4 -- at more than 4,000 times that much every day under mr. obama's own submitted budget and deficit projections. mr. speaker, an unanimous prologue to the vote before us, the national debt surpassed $15 trillion yesterday. mr. speaker, we have already tried mr. obama's way. we have thoroughly tested democrat economics 101. the theory that we can tax and deficit spend ourselves into prosperity or as vice president biden put it, we have to spend money to keep from going bankrupt. mr. speaker, that theory has utterly failed. we cannot repeal the laws of mathematics. but now the seminal moment approaches when each of us in this body will have the rare opportunity to cast a single vote that could pull this nation back from the brink of economic cat cliss am. and for the sake of our children and our children's children, i pray that we do the right thing. with that i yield back. mr. conyers: mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair must r
obama's debt down at $1 million per day. we are going deeper into debt at more than $4 -- at more than 4,000 times that much every day under mr. obama's own submitted budget and deficit projections. mr. speaker, an unanimous prologue to the vote before us, the national debt surpassed $15 trillion yesterday. mr. speaker, we have already tried mr. obama's way. we have thoroughly tested democrat economics 101. the theory that we can tax and deficit spend ourselves into prosperity or as vice...
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>> clearly, there has been more done under president obama then there was under president bush. in terms of a more aggressive effort. >> this is an idea is warm. i want to broaden the conversation. america loss one of its great innovative minds last night. steve jobs. he had a career that was innovative at the early stages of it, then he was sidelined and he came back to put finer points on it. that is consistent with your trajectory in washington. >> i wanted to get the gist of the question there. [laughter] >> steve jobs tot america about the power of innovation. will you ever and have you ever worn blue jeans and a black turtleneck? [laughter] >> that would be no and no. we live in the greatest country in the world. our forefathers gave as an economic system that produced opportunities for our citizens on like any country in the world. i came here for one reason. to make sure that those opportunities were available to our kids and grandkids. i think a lot of americans do not believe that the opportunities that we have, all of us in this room have, are going to be available to
>> clearly, there has been more done under president obama then there was under president bush. in terms of a more aggressive effort. >> this is an idea is warm. i want to broaden the conversation. america loss one of its great innovative minds last night. steve jobs. he had a career that was innovative at the early stages of it, then he was sidelined and he came back to put finer points on it. that is consistent with your trajectory in washington. >> i wanted to get the gist...
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he testified under oath that there were not involved. i would like to submit the discussion between ms. jenkins and the treasury inspector into the record. it was the same inspector general that notify republicans including republicansdarrell mustin the summer of 2012, be for the 2012 national elections. i would like to submit the treasury inspector general's letter to him and the rsc chair confirming this investigation into the irish dated july 11, 2012. without objection. >> if there was political targeting during an election year that members of congress like chairman issa have sat quietly and not brought this to the public attention? i think the chairman speaks for itself. he did nothing and said nothing because there was no whistle to blow. the second chapter in less than a decade that the irs has been caught going robe. the when wrote in 2002, 2004 when they inappropriately targeted churches and the naacp. mr. chairman, i think the record speaks for itself -- there is no smoking gun. what happens to these americans is intolerable a
he testified under oath that there were not involved. i would like to submit the discussion between ms. jenkins and the treasury inspector into the record. it was the same inspector general that notify republicans including republicansdarrell mustin the summer of 2012, be for the 2012 national elections. i would like to submit the treasury inspector general's letter to him and the rsc chair confirming this investigation into the irish dated july 11, 2012. without objection. >> if there...
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how we go to the supermarket under obama, under the last four years. we have seen our irish rebels and double and our gas prices have doubled. you are our last voice. host: colleen, we got to leave it there. grover norquist. guest: you are right. it is not just federal taxes. state taxes and local taxes. we have to be vigilant and fight for reform of government. host: finally, do you know peter berkowitz of the hoover institution. guest: i'm sure i do. host: a new book, " constitutional conservatism." "the first entranced reality is that big government is here to stay. this is particularly important for libertarians to absorb. over the last 200 years, society and the economy in advanced industrial nations have undergone dramatic transformations. consequently, the u.s. federal government will continue to provide a social safety net, regulate the economy, and shoulder a substantial share of responsibility for safeguarding the social and economic basis of political equality." guest: there are always some conservatives that argue that, let's have big gover
how we go to the supermarket under obama, under the last four years. we have seen our irish rebels and double and our gas prices have doubled. you are our last voice. host: colleen, we got to leave it there. grover norquist. guest: you are right. it is not just federal taxes. state taxes and local taxes. we have to be vigilant and fight for reform of government. host: finally, do you know peter berkowitz of the hoover institution. guest: i'm sure i do. host: a new book, " constitutional...
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president obama was reluctant to engage initially. under pressure from our allies and from congress, we decided to go in. the president put clear limits on our role. we would put no soldiers on the ground. yet this intervention was in support of a principal responsibility to protect helpless citizens from their own leadership, which if applied regularly, would be to our intervening again and again around the world. we are witnessing pressure to get involved in syria. despitessure will -- our failure in libya. libya led to the destruction of democracy in mali and the humanitarian tragedy there with over 140,000 displaced people. treasure will grow for us to engage in syria. -- the pressure continues to grow for us to engage in syria. if we go into syria, we better be prepared. we are not prepared at this moment. to properly run stabilization and reconstruction operations, the u.s. needs significant capacity to complement our world-class military. one way to explain are less than successful operations in iraq and afghanistan is point ou
president obama was reluctant to engage initially. under pressure from our allies and from congress, we decided to go in. the president put clear limits on our role. we would put no soldiers on the ground. yet this intervention was in support of a principal responsibility to protect helpless citizens from their own leadership, which if applied regularly, would be to our intervening again and again around the world. we are witnessing pressure to get involved in syria. despitessure will -- our...